Summer Ranger Programs National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

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Junior Ranger Wildlife OlympicsFun for all ages!During this Summer Olympics year, test your skills and compare your abilities to animals in Yellowstone. How far can you jump? How well can you see and smell? Take part in Junior Ranger Wildlife Olympics on scheduled Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between noon and 3 pm. Stay for as little or as long as your plans allow.

Old Faithful (Mondays 12–3 pm) Near Old Faithful Visitor Education Center June 11, 18, 25 • July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 • August 6, 13, 20

Canyon Village (Wednesdays 12–3 pm) Near Canyon Visitor Education Center June 6, 13, 20, 27 • July 4, 11, 18, 25 • August 1, 8, 15, 22

Mammoth Hot Springs (Fridays 12–3 pm) Near Albright Visitor Center June 8, 15, 22, 29 • July 6, 13, 20, 27 • August 3, 10, 17, 24

Stars Over YellowstoneThe Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, Montana) has partnered with Yellowstone since 1999 to offer this educational program series. Enjoy programs about astronomy, find constellations, hear stories, and view celestial objects through telescopes, weather permitting.

Night Sky Observing10:30 pm Fridays and Saturdays: June 15 & 16 and July 13 & 14Madison Information Station Parking Lot. Find the Milky Way, planets, craters on the Moon, the center of the Galaxy, star clusters, and nebula. Telescopes available. Bring a flashlight.

Safe Solar Observing12 noon–2 pm Saturdays: June 16 and July 13.Old Faithful Visitor Education Center area. Safely view the sun through telescopes. Great for the whole family.

Astronomy Programs at Madison AmphitheaterCosmic Update 20189:30 pm Fridays, June 16 and July 13 What’s up, what’s new, what’s hot in the larger universe today? Presented by Mr. Jim Manning, science education consultant and former Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Destination Mars

9:30 pm Saturdays, June 16 and July 14A look at this summer’s Mars opposition, current and future explorations, and how it may have started out like Yellowstone. Presented by Jim Manning.

Inside2 Old Faithful

3 Canyon Village

4 Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower

5 Norris

6 Fishing Bridge, Lake Village, and Bridge Bay

7 Grant Village, West Thumb, Youth programs

8 Madison, West Yellowstone

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Teachers can bring a group to Yellowstone (with at least three weeks prior notice), have a ranger visit a school in the area, or schedule a video conference with students anywhere. Details at www.nps.gov/yell/forteachers

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Call 307–344–2251 three weeks ahead to arrange for a sign language interpreter at ranger programs. TTY 307–344–2386

Look for this symbol in descrip-tions for ranger programs that are wheelchair accessible.